Winston A. Beauchamp, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Air Force, comprised of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. He assists the Chief Information Officer in leading two directorates and supporting 20,000 cyber operations and support personnel across the globe with a portfolio valued at $17 billion. He provides oversight of the Air Force’s Information Technology portfolio including the Information Technology investment strategy from networks to cloud computing, Enterprise policies, information resources management, IT innovation initiatives, information assurance, and related matters for the Department of the Air Force. He delivers cyber security, and enforces Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act laws, and integrates Air Force warfighting and mission support capabilities by networking and securing air, space, and terrestrial assets.

Ron Nixon is the Federal Field CTO and CISO at Cohesity, where he supports sales, engineering and product development efforts. Ron has held senior technical management and CTO roles with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) where he managed the defense cybersecurity program and supported over 200 programs. Ron also held CTO roles at CSRA and NES Associates supporting customer enterprises for commercial, defense, and government markets. Ron is a 23-year US Army veteran where he supported IT and cyber operations for Joint, Special, and Conventional operators and retired as the Senior Warrant/CTO for Operations at Army Cyber Command with direct global support to 1.4 million users in both strategic and tactical environments.